Tag Archives: Movies

If Movie Posters Told The Truth

By C.G. | Published: January 26, 2012

From The Shiznit via Kottke: Gary Oldman is a badass in glasses. The link has other Oscar nominated movie posters that tell the truth.

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Scarcity And The Movie Industry

By C.G. | Published: January 15, 2012

Fred Wilson on the movie industry: I am sure there was a time when scarcity was a good business model for the film industry. And I am sure that many of the leaders of the film industry came of age during that time. I understand their muscle memory in terms of the scarcity business model. [...]

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Koyaaniqatsi

By C.G. | Published: November 5, 2011

Like Jason Kottke, I saw Koyaanisqatsi with my wife earlier this week. She and I went to see this film in 2002 when we first started dating; I think the third movie was coming out and they played the original in one of the film centers in Queens. Anyway, I think it was Kottke who [...]

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Urbanized

By C.G. | Published: September 21, 2011

I missed the US premiere screening but I’m tempted to take Mrs. So It’s Come To This to see it when it starts showing at the IFC in end of October. Urbanized Film Trailer – YouTube via Dan Frommer

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Wonderful Short Movie: Splitscreen: A Love Story

By C.G. | Published: June 28, 2011

Beautiful and sweet movie taken with Nokia’s N8 smartphone. Say what you want about Nokia’s hardware and platform but this is a great looking short movie. It’s no surprise it won an event sponsored by the smartphone maker. Via Kottke

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